Topic: The Tennis Thread - Sponsored By Melt-downium

[Bioluminescence]

https://twitter.com/WTA/status/1645141119548915713

Some shot this from Ons Jabeur

Love watching her play, she brings some much needed variety to the women's game which is too often just baseline ball bashing.

Agree. She's completely unique in her style of play and some of the shots she plays seem to go against the laws of physics It's ridiculous at times.

[The G in Gerrard]

https://twitter.com/WTA/status/1645141119548915713

Some shot this from Ons Jabeur

Love watching her play, she brings some much needed variety to the women's game which is too often just baseline ball bashing.

Superb.

[Gerry Attrick]

A needed win for Jabeur because she's been crap this season and she's defending masses of points soon.

[Red-Soldier]

https://twitter.com/WTA/status/1645141119548915713

Some shot this from Ons Jabeur

Love watching her play, she brings some much needed variety to the women's game which is too often just baseline ball bashing.

It was a really good final.

[TheShanklyGates]

Andy Murray beats Tommy Paul in Aix-en-Provence final for first title since 2019

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/65519683

G'wan Andy. Only a Challenger level title but a nice top-20 scalp in the final.

[Crosby Nick]

My hero. My mate.

[The G in Gerrard]

Andy Murray beats Tommy Paul in Aix-en-Provence final for first title since 2019

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/65519683

G'wan Andy. Only a Challenger level title but a nice top-20 scalp in the final.

In the top 50 now as well.

[Ray K]

Nadal pulls out of Roland Garros. I sorta assumed that he'd turn up and announce his retirement after he got knocked out. Or, you know, won the damn thing. He says that he'll play next year, but he's out for the next few months anyway.

[Crosby Nick]

Congratulations Novak Djokovic I guess.

He got all upset yesterday because Norrie hit him with a smash after he turned his back.

[The G in Gerrard]

Congratulations Novak Djokovic I guess.

He won't win Roland Garros. Lost to Rune yesterday didn't he?

[S]

Hard to imagine the sport without either Federer or Nadal. Federer didn’t go out with the most slams and neither will Nadal, but to anyone who’s watched their careers unfold that won’t matter in the slightest. They’re both the greatest, end of.

[Bioluminescence]

Kostyuk booed after her loss to Sabalenka as she didn't shake hands, Sabalenka confused because she thought she was being booed and gave a sarcastic bow in response - Roland Garros has begun It's the first time I've seen people react like this to a Ukrainian player refusing to shake hands. Awkward.

[The G in Gerrard]

Kostyuk booed after her loss to Sabalenka as she didn't shake hands, Sabalenka confused because she thought she was being booed and gave a sarcastic bow in response - Roland Garros has begun It's the first time I've seen people react like this to a Ukrainian player refusing to shake hands. Awkward.

Missed the tennis yesterday. Why did she refuse to shake hands?

[Bioluminescence]

Missed the tennis yesterday. Why did she refuse to shake hands?

Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainian players have generally refused to shake hands with Russian and Belarusian players. I haven't seen it caused problems anywhere until yesterday but clearly the French are having none of it. This happened just hours after Kyiv was attacked, too, so these were really not nice scenes.

[Nick110581]

Hard to imagine the sport without either Federer or Nadal. Federer didn’t go out with the most slams and neither will Nadal, but to anyone who’s watched their careers unfold that won’t matter in the slightest. They’re both the greatest, end of.

They took the game to a whole new level and Rafa’s record at RG is simply astonishing but Novak has arguably won loads of Slams against harder players.

He’s not as exciting to watch and also a massive prick so won’t be seen in same light.

[Hazell]

Medvedev out against Brazilian qualifier Seyboth-Wild.

[Nick110581]

Medvedev out against Brazilian qualifier Seyboth-Wild.

He was great

[Hazell]

He was great

Saw bits here and there and he did look like he played well.

[Nick110581]

Saw bits here and there and he did look like he played well.

It was really windy out there but he had more about him.

Medvedev is pretty dull to watch.

[LovelyCushionedHeader]

Djokovic becomes a bigger c*nt by the tournament

[Nick110581]

Djokovic becomes a bigger c*nt by the tournament

What’s he done ?

[LovelyCushionedHeader]

What’s he done ?

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/may/29/what-are-we-doing-here-cameron-norrie-upset-with-umpires-intervention

To be fair I don't know enough about Kosovo to understand how right or wrong his viewpoint is and to what extent, but it's obviously a divisive issue and one that he knows full well will cause controversy.

[Nick110581]

Enjoying this Azarenka v Andreescu match

[Circa1892]

Djokovic becomes a bigger c*nt by the tournament

I mean - he’s a far right Serbian Nationalist and conspiracy theorist.

Aside from the fact his style of play is monotonous (he’s a Mourinho against Federer’s Cruyff), he’s just an objectively bad person.

[dirkster]

The sooner he fucks off and retires the better. Him and his family are thoroughly unsavoury individuals

[Nick110581]

The sooner he fucks off and retires the better. Him and his family are thoroughly unsavoury individuals

Is he disliked by other players on the Tour?

[LiverBirdKop]

Djokovic becomes a bigger c*nt by the tournament

I despise the motherf*cker.

[Gerry Attrick]

Damn, Norrie just got schooled like a 100 ranked jabber.

[PatriotScouser]

Watching iga swiatek in action is just brilliant to see genius at work.

[Red-Soldier]

Watching iga swiatek in action is just brilliant to see genius at work.

Double bagel 

She's bloody brilliant, especially at the French!  It's her best tournament.

[The G in Gerrard]

Damn, Norrie just got schooled like a 100 ranked jabber.

Norrie doesn't have a lot going for him compared to his rivals imo.

[Nick110581]

Djokovic is going to win the Tournament.

Reckon he may retire at end of year too.

[Hazell]

Djokovic is going to win the Tournament.

Reckon he may retire at end of year too.

Between him and Alcaraz for me. They're due to meet in the quarters as well.

[Nick110581]

Between him and Alcaraz for me. They're due to meet in the quarters as well.

Is it that early ? Bloody hell

[BobPaisley3]

Is it that early ? Bloody hell

Semis

[BobPaisley3]

Djokovic is going to win the Tournament.

Reckon he may retire at end of year too.

Depends if he wants Olympic gold.

[Bioluminescence]

Between him and Alcaraz for me. They're due to meet in the quarters as well.

Djokovic is playing Khachanov in the quarters. The other quarter could be Alcaraz-Tsitsipas if they both win today.

[Nick110581]

Djokovic is playing Khachanov in the quarters. The other quarter could be Alcaraz-Tsitsipas if they both win today.

Draw feels quite lopsided

[Hazell]

Depends if he wants Olympic gold.

Djokovic is playing Khachanov in the quarters. The other quarter could be Alcaraz-Tsitsipas if they both win today.

Yeah, sorry I misread. They're due to play each other in the semi's.

[Bioluminescence]

Draw feels quite lopsided

It really is. In the other half, Ruud (4) and Rune (6) will meet in the quarters if they both win. The rest are seeded 22 or more, or unseeded. Quite the difference.